US directors to make film about Vietnam Ken Burns, a famous US director, plans to cooperate with the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) to produce a multi-episode documentary on the Vietnamese resistant war against the US aggressors. The 10-12 hour documentary will...

Dang Duy Hien, deputy director of the Water Works Management Department, spoke with Viet Nam News about this year’s drought and ongoing saltwater intrusion. What are your thoughts about this year’s drought and do you have a forecast for next...

Exhibition on daily life in HCM City An exhibition titled “Inside the City”, showing everyday life in Ho Chi Minh City through photographs and videos, is now open at the HCM City Exhibition House in Le Thanh Ton Street in District 1. The exhibition is being held by the...

Despite the big difficulties in the economic downturn, life insurance companies still had a prosperous year 2010. Mark Tucker, President and Managing Director of AIA Group, announced on March 16; that the total insurance premiums for the company in 2010, increased by 23...

Phillip Noyce, the director of “Quiet American”, will return to Vietnam to organize “Noyce’s Liveshow in HCM City” this May. Director Noyce’s family at the first Hanoi International Film Festival last October. Last October, Noyce came to Vietnam as the Chair...

Miss Teen 2010 Diem Trang, a student from the National University, will attend the Asia-Pacific Youth Forum in HCM City from March 20-26. Miss Teen 2010 Diem Trang Diem Trang, a fluent English speaker, will not only be an ambassador of Vietnamese youth at the forum...